al di là di ogni considerazione

I'm wondering if anyone can help me with the above expression. If it is used at the beginning of a sentence where it is followed by something that is true e.g. "Al di là di ogni considerazione questo è perfetto." can it mean "without a doubt"? I can't find it in the dictionary with this meaning but "beyond all consideration" sounds wrong to me.

Thanks for your reply - that would be quite good but perhaps a bit too colloquial for the piece I'm translating. I'd love to hear any other suggestions. Do you think "without a doubt" isn't an option for this phrase then?

Stuff like that. I guess it can be like "Without even considering it from an artistic point of view, it's a nice painting." "Besides taking into consideration the legal aspects, he should (simply) give her the money back (anyway)." "Without regard to/consideration for logic, I love her because she makes me feel good."

I can't come up with a good translation. Wait for Italians to confirm (or deny) those sentences though.

My understanding of the expression fits with Brian's examples, where "considerazione" is always followed by an adjective and the expression means something like "aside from" or "apart from". This is shown by Brian's own paraphrases.

For this reason I find it strange to see "al di là di ogni considerazione" with no adjective. It doesn't seem to make much sense, unless it means "from all points of view". Italians, can you clarify?

I agree with Brian's explanation too.
You can actually find it also without an adjective: it means something like "regardless of any possible argument in favour or against it".

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Thank you all very much for your help. With an adjective it makes sense but my text has it without. Perhaps the best option is to paraphrase the suggestion above as I can't think of a direct translation which expresses exactly the same meaning. Maybe "without question" would do?

Maybe it'd be helpful to ask the Italians whether there is any difference between al di là di ogni considerazione and senza dubbio.

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There's one, in my opinion.Senza dubbio implies that someone may have cast doubt on a statement, on a fact, on a suggestion.Al di là di ogni considerazione only tells us that the subject has been discussed and someone has probably expressed their opinions, but not necessarily doubts.

Hallo !!
I agree with Brian and Paul.
I would describe the question like this:
If I say "Al di la di ogni considerazione" - a form less categorical than "without a(ny)doubt"- I admit that somebody could move some critics or doubt, or simply some opinion, but all that can be stopped for a while because now I want to say something different; That's why we can say "beyond" = "Al di là" of any consideration. Consideration that can be done after, in another time.

"Regardless of any possible argument " soundso to me the better, because it's neutral.

Giacinta !! I agree !!
That's the best!! Actually is the closest to the Italian.
....and the difference was only "aside" instead "beyond".... it's funny if we think the solution was so close.
Best regards.